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King William St pedestrian collision appeal (source City of London police).jpgCity police appeal after pedestrian seriously injured in collision with cyclist
City of London Police have appealed for a cyclist who collided with a pedestrian and seriously injured her while riding on the wrong side of the road on King William Street last month to contact them.
The incident happened at around 5pm on Wednesday 30 September when the pedestrian was crossing the road between stationary traffic close to the junction of St Swithin’s Lane and Lombard Street.
Police say that the cyclist passed a traffic island on the wrong side of the road and collided with the woman, aged 62, who was knocked to the ground.
She was taken to hospital where it was discovered her left hip had been fractured, and she needed a hip replacement operation.
While the bike rider – police have not specified whether the cyclist was male or female – stopped at the time and spoke to someone helping the woman, he or she did not leave any contact details.
The above CCTV image has been released showing the cyclist, circled, at top right, while towards the bottom, the woman can be seen being helped away by two men.
Detective Constable Dominic Shaw of City of London Police said, “We would like the cyclist or anyone who witnessed the incident on 30 September to come forward and speak to us. Any detail will benefit our investigation.”
Police add that the cyclist was riding a mountain bike or hybrid, and was dressed in a hi-viz jacket and helmet, the latter possibly yellow.
Officers can be contacted on 020 7601 2999. Alternatively, anyone with information can call the charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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I hope the woman is ok and recovers well.
Bloody Hybrids!
I don't see the problem. The cyclist was wearing a helmet and hi-viz? Did they not have lights on or something?
Poor taste alert
I think they are referring to the common practise of riding on the right hand side of traffic (safer) but then going to the right of the islands in the middle (usually where pedestrians cross without the need for crossings).
I do it every day between Tooting and Wandsworth but am very aware that it is not legal. Pedestrians don't look both ways when crossing the road (or don't look at all, except at their phones in my experience) but the cyclist is at fault here either way
So the police man hunt begins. I don't really understand the reference to the "wrong" side of the road, when overtaking that's where your meant to be, if it's safe to do so. But they have thrown in the bit about being on the wrong side of the traffic island, just to make clear to everybody that they consider the cyclist to be at fault.
In in other news have the police even arrested the driver in Guildford who hospitalised 7 pedestrians all on the pavement last Friday.
that is an actual offence... failing to comply with a sign giving an order
Driving on the pavement is also an offence...
Without knowing the whole story i won't comment, but on the basis of presumed liability, which is what we should have, the cyclist really has to explain why he hit the pedestrian.
Indeed, although West Yorkshire Police didn't know that when my neighbour phoned with a reg plate and witness acounts of someone who was driving on the pavement and almost hit her and three kids.
And the reason she is not arrested is that the investigation into that is still ongoing. Once the police arrest you they start a clock running where they have either to charge you or let you go. Since the driver is elderly and they know where they live then why would they arrest them? She's not a flight risk. When they are ready to make a charge they'll invite her to the nick and then formally arrest her prior to charge.
Not arresting her is not saying they think it's all ok. It's just a practical way to deal with it.
you are not meant to overtake on the wrong side of traffic islands, jhence the clear direction arrow on all bollards, as a pedestrian stepping out from the centre island you should only need to look left.
There are traffic islands like that on the road out of my village, and the locals see the arrows saying 'stay left' as purely optional.
If I take primary on the approach to the island then the car behind me invariably (yes! Every time I've done it!) just moves out and passes the island on the right (ie. On the wrong side of the road)
Actually if you are overtaking and on the wrong side of the road (car or bike or lorry) then you are at fault. You are only allowed to overtake if it is safe to do so. If you are on the wrong side of the road and in a collision then ipso facto it wasn't safe to do so, and so then it's down to you.